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{{Short description|Argentine footballer and manager (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nelson Vivas
| image = NelsonDavidVivas2025Madrid.png
| caption = Nelson Vivas in 2025
| full_name = Nelson Davíd Vivas
| height = 1.76 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|10|18}}
| birth_place = [[Granadero Baigorria]], Argentina
| currentclub = [[Atlético Madrid]] (assistant)
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Right-back]]
| youthyears1 = 1989–1990
| youthclubs1 = Somisa de San Nicolas
| years1 = 1990–1994
| clubs1 = [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]]
| caps1 = 93
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 1994–1997
| clubs2 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| caps2 = 86
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1998
| clubs3 = → [[AC Lugano|Lugano]] (loan)
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1998–2001
| clubs4 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| caps4 = 40
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2000
| clubs5 = → [[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] (loan)
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2001–2003
| clubs6 = [[FC Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]]
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2003
| clubs7 = [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2004–2005
| clubs8 = [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]]
| caps8 = 24
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 275
| totalgoals = 7
| nationalyears1 = 1994–2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2013
| managerclubs1 = [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]]
| manageryears2 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs2 = [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]
| manageryears3 = 2017
| managerclubs3 = [[Defensa y Justicia]]
| manageryears4 = 2018–
| managerclubs4 = [[Atlético Madrid]] (assistant)
}}

'''Nelson David Vivas''' (born 18 October 1969) is an Argentine former professional [[association football|footballer]] and manager who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]]. Vivas played for clubs [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]], [[Boca Juniors]], [[AC Lugano|Lugano]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]], [[FC Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]. He also played for the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]]. Vivas has gone on to manage sides Quilmes, [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] and [[Defensa y Justicia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/es-ar/news/4435/main/2017/06/19/36487052/nelson-vivas-ser%C3%A1-el-t%C3%A9cnico-de-defensa-y-justicia|title=Nelson Vivas será el técnico de Defensa y Justicia|language=es|website=Goal.com|date=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref name=Bio /><ref name=Eurosport />

==Club career==
===Career in Argentina===
Vivas was born in [[Granadero Baigorria]], [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]], Argentina. He began his professional footballing career with [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]]. After three years with Quilmes, he then joined [[Boca Juniors]]. Vivas in all played 98 games and scored three goals for Azul y Oro.<ref name=Feature /><ref name=Bio />

===Move to Europe===
Vivas then made his move to Europe, joining [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] of the Swiss League on loan. He went on to make ten appearances during his stay at the club. [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]] eventually signed him from [[Boca Juniors]] for £1,600,000 in August 1998.<ref name=AFC>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/nelson-vivas|title=Nelson Vivas|website=Arsenal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/146502.stm|title=Gunners sign Vivas|website=BBC.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=Feature>{{cite web|url=http://www.yojugueenelcelta.com/2008/04/nelson-vivas.html?m=1|title=Nelson Vivas|language=es|website=Yojugueenelcelta.com}}</ref>

Vivas was at first used as backup for established full-backs [[Lee Dixon]] and [[Nigel Winterburn]] while at Arsenal. He started 18 games and played as a [[substitute (soccer)|substitute]] for another 18 matches during his debut season at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]]. Vivas scored his first and only goal for the Gunners against Derby County in the League Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-arsenal-find-rich-reserves-1181393.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-arsenal-find-rich-reserves-1181393.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Arsenal find rich reserves |work=[[The Independent]] |date=28 October 1998 |access-date=3 November 2009 | location=London | first=Jon | last=Culley}}</ref><ref name=AFC /> He had a setback when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the 1999/2000 League Cup to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/dec/01/match.sport |title=Schwarzer the hero sees Middlesbrough through |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=1 December 1999 |access-date=14 August 2009 | location=London | first=Michael | last=Walker}}</ref>

Vivas was loaned out to the [[La Liga]] outfit [[Celta Vigo]] halfway through the [[1999-00 in English football|1999–00]] season. As Arsenal had signed [[Oleh Luzhnyi]] and [[Sylvinho]] in the summer of 1999, he went on to mainly appear as a substitute at the club. With him being unable to attain regular playing time, Vivas left Arsenal at the end of the [[2000-01 in English football|2000–01]] season. Altogether he played 69 games for Arsenal, with 40 as a substitute, scoring one goal. Vivas then joined [[Serie A]] team [[FC Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] on a free transfer. At Inter, Vivas found it hard to break into the first team. After two seasons with the [[Nerazzurri]], he left European football to return to his native Argentina.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/interview-nelson-vivas-arsenal-kicking-machine-estudiantes-gaffer-and-a-lot-more-between|title=Interview, Nelson Vivas: From Arsenal "kicking machine" to Estudiantes gaffer – and a lot more in between|website=Four Four Two.com|date=19 April 2017 }}</ref><ref name=Feature /><ref name=AFC />

===Early retirement===
He went on to sign up for [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] where he spent a solitary season. Vivas then made a return to Quilmes, where he brought an end to his playing days in 2005.<ref name=Bio /><ref name=Feature />

Vivas served as [[Diego Simeone]]'s assistant manager at clubs [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]], River Plate and [[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]].<ref name=Bio />

For the 2013–14 season, Vivas once again returned to Quilmes, as manager on this occasion. International headlines were made in October 2013 when Vivas attacked a fan in the stands, and subsequently resigned from his post.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nelson Vivas: Ex-Arsenal defender resigns after attacking Quilmes fan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/24623305 |access-date=11 August 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=22 October 2013}}</ref>

==International career==
As a solid defender, Vivas was a regular for the [[Argentina national football team]]. He went on to play for La Albiceleste at the [[1995 Copa America|1995]] and [[1997 Copa America|1997]] [[Copa America]] together with the [[1998 World Cup]]. Vivas  played 39 games and scored on one occasion for Argentina altogether.<ref name=Bio /><ref name=Feature />

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT|309|accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!National team||Year||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|1994||1||0
|-
|1995||1||0
|-
|1996||2||0
|-
|1997||5||0
|-
|1998||8||1
|-
|1999||7||0
|-
|2000||6||0
|-
|2001||6||0
|-
|2002||1||0
|-
|2003||2||0
|-
!Total||39||1
|}

==Honours==

===Player===
'''Arsenal'''<ref name=Eurosport>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/nelson-vivas_prs4137/person.shtml|title=Nelson Vivas|website=Eurosport.co.uk}}</ref>
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1998 FA Charity Shield|1998]], [[1999 FA Charity Shield|1999]]
*[[Premier League]] runner-up: [[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998-99]], [[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999-2000]], [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000-01]]
*[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[2000–01 FA Cup|2000-01]]

'''Celta Vigo'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2000]]

'''River Plate'''<ref name=Eurosport />
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]: 2003

===Manager===
Argentina Manager of the Year: 2017<ref name=Bio />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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